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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Before Income Taxes

Income before income taxes was derived from the following sources:

 

     2014      2013      2012  

United States

   $ 11,810       $ 16,388       $ 21,754   

Foreign

     9,600         15,406         23,073   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 21,410    $ 31,794    $ 44,827   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Components of Income Taxes

The components of income taxes for the year ended December 31 are as follows:

 

     2014      2013      2012  

Current

        

Federal

   $ 4,718       $ 6,308       $ 9,663   

Foreign

     5,081         5,018         7,885   

State and local

     447         986         920   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  10,246      12,312      18,468   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred

Federal

  (425   (1,081   (1,443

Foreign

  (1,110   157      (1,310

State and local

  (162   (181   (174
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (1,697   (1,105   (2,927
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income taxes

$ 8,549    $ 11,207    $ 15,541   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Differences Between the Provision for Income Taxes at the U.S. Federal Statutory Rate and the Tax

The differences between the provision for income taxes at the U.S. federal statutory rate and the tax shown in the Statements of Consolidated Income for the year ended December 31 are summarized as follows:

 

     2014     2013     2012  

U. S. federal statutory tax rate

     35     35     35

Federal tax at statutory rate

   $ 7,494      $ 11,128      $ 15,689   

State and local taxes, net of federal benefit

     290        583        485   

U.S. federal permanent items

     208        124        332   

Domestic production activities deduction

     (536     (372     (669

Foreign earnings and related tax credits

     700        701        1,377   

Non-U.S. tax rate variances

     (1,313     (1,467     (1,175

Unrecognized tax benefits

     186        (770     310   

Valuation allowance

     1,925        1,091        (337

Tax credits

     (184     (453     (85

Other, net

     (221     642        (386
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 8,549    $ 11,207    $ 15,541   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Tax Effects of Temporary Differences That Give Rise to the Company's Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31 are as follows:

 

     2014      2013  

Deferred tax assets:

     

Accrued compensation and benefits

   $ 1,358       $ 1,463   

Inventory valuation reserves

     2,849         2,581   

Benefit plan reserves

     11,331         7,773   

Net operating loss carryforwards

     2,751         1,244   

Tax credit carryforwards

     745         0   

Other accrued expenses

     2,542         2,926   

Unrealized foreign exchange

     1,805         743   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross deferred tax assets

  23,381      16,730   

Valuation allowance

  (3,614   (1,420
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax assets

  19,767      15,310   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

Depreciation and other basis differences

  (5,814   (5,533

Intangibles

  (3,706   (2,828

Undistributed foreign earnings

  (444   (61

Other

  (65   (71
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities

  (10,029   (8,493
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax assets

$ 9,738    $ 6,817   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
    

 

2014

     2013  

Change in net deferred tax assets:

     

Deferred income tax benefit

   $ 1,697       $ 1,105   

Items of other comprehensive income (loss)

     3,108         (2,692

Currency translation

     141         263   

Deferred tax balances from business acquisition

     (2,025      0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total change in net deferred tax assets

$ 2,921    $ (1,324
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Changes in Unrecognized Tax Benefits

The following is a tabular reconciliation of the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits for the year ended December 31:

 

     2014      2013      2012  

Balance at January 1

   $ 608       $ 1,361       $ 1,015   

Additions for tax positions of prior years

     186         0         511   

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

     0         (588      0   

Expiration of statutes of limitations

     0         (165      (165
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at December 31

$ 794    $ 608    $ 1,361